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Breeze Agricultural Conservation Easement (I) 12/21/07 draft (clean) ~~0 <br />divest itself of any rights, title, or interests of this Conservation Easement without the prior <br />consent of the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture and payment of <br />consideration to the United States, then, at the option of such Secretary, all right, title, and <br />interest in this Conservation Easement shall become vested in the TED STATES OF <br />AMERICA. <br />19. Transfer of Conservation Easement <br />Subject to the contingent rights of the United States of America as specified in Paragraph <br />18 and other pertinent paragraphs herein, and with timely written notice to and approval of the <br />United States Department of Agriculture, Grantee shall have the right to transfer the Easement <br />created by this Deed to any public agency, provided the agency or organization expressly agrees <br />to assume the responsibility imposed on the Grantee by this Deed. <br />20. Transfer of Property <br />The Grantor agrees to incorporate by reference the terms of this Conservation Easement <br />in any deed or other legal instrument by which they transfer or divest themselves of any interests, <br />including leasehold interests, in all or a portion of the Property. Grantor shall notify Grantee in <br />writing at least thirty (30) days before conveying the Property, or any part thereof or interest <br />therein. Failure of Grantor to incorporate by reference the terms of this Conservation Easement <br />in an instrument of transfer or conveyance or to notify Grantee of a transfer or conveyance shall <br />not impair the validity of this Conservation Easement or limit its enforceability in any way. <br />21. Amendment of Conservation Easement <br />This Conservation Easement may be amended only with the written consent of Grantee, <br />Grantor, and the United States. Any such amendment shall be consistent with the Statement of <br />Purposes of this Conservation Easement and with Grantee's and the United States' Conservation <br />Easement amendment policies, and shall comply with Section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue <br />Code or any regulations promulgated in accordance with that. section. Any such amendment shall <br />be duly recorded. <br />22. Procedure in the Event of Termination of Conservation Easement <br />If it determines that conditions on or surrounding the Property change so much that it, <br />becomes impossible to fulfill the conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement, a court <br />with jurisdiction may, at the joint request of both the Grantor and Grantee and with prior consent <br />of the United States Department of Agriculture, terminate or modify the Conservation Easement <br />created by this Deed in accordance with applicable law. If the Conservation Easement is <br />terminated and the Property is sold then as required by Section 1.1 70A-14(g)(6) of the IRS <br />regulations, Grantee shall be entitled to forty-five percent (45%) of the net sale proceeds (equal <br />to the ratio of the appraised value of this Conservation Easement to the unrestricted fair market <br />value of the Property, as these values are determined on the date of this Conservation Easement), <br />subject to any applicable law which expressly provides for a different disposition of the proceeds. <br />